2018 Yilan Chair International Design Award

The yilan county cultural affairs bureau and lanyang cultural and educational foundation are hosting the new design contest 2018 yilan chair international design award and the challenge is to create educative and entertaining chairs designed for children The yilan county cultural affairs bureau and lanyang cultural and educational foundation are hosting thenew design contest 2018 yilan chair international design award and the challenge is to create educative and entertaining chairs designed for children and more persons.
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CONTACT DETAILS

The postal address to send physical entries to the competition or contact for regular mail is not indicated. The city where the organizing institution is physically based is not given. Phone number of the competition is not given.

SECONDARY DETAILS

The native language of this competition is unknown or unstated. We are not sure if the competition has an English webpage. The origin-country of this competition is not indicated. The exact year when the first edition of the competition was organized is not stated. The currend edition number of this competition is not known. We do not know if this competition is annual or not. (
Repeat frequency of this competition is not known. ).

ORGANIZER & SPONSORS

2018 Yilan Chair International Design Award is organized by
Cultural Affairs Bureau, Yilan County (
Government or Government Institutions ).
There are 0 sponsors total.This competition does not have any sponsors.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS & JOINING

Age limits and restrictions (minimum / maximum age) is not given. Most probably, there are no age restrictions for this design competition. Maximum number of submission allowed per participant is 5 (Multiple submissions can be made with a single registration). Both individual and team submissions are allowed. The maximum team size is not clearly stated, the best-practice is 5 (five) people, but you should re-confirm it. This is an international competition, participants from all over the world can join. There are not any exlusive regional or territorial areas for this competition or this information is not stated. This competition is open to All. This competition is Open To All.

PUBLISHING AND AWARD CEREMONY

We are not sure if the competition results will be published as a book as this information is not given. The competition results may or may not be published online, this information is not clearly given. We are not sure if the competition organizers organizes a gala-night or similar event to celebrate the awards. We do not know clearly where will the ceremonies take place or where is the location of the gala-night. We do not know for sure if the competition organizes a physical exhibition to display joining designs. (
We are unclear about where will the exhibition take place or what is the location of the exhibition. ).
We are not sure if the personal photo shots of designers get published in the results book. Private information of participants are not published. We do not believe that the competition results books are distributed free to all, this information is not given. We are not sure if there is a public-relations campaign run for winners after competition results announced.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & DETAILS

Page and file limits for this design competition is not clearly stated.
Exact maximum file size permitted to be submitted is not indicated.
It is not stated whether technical drawings or source files for this competition are required or not.
There is no information whether the competition requires physical submission or not.
There is no clear information on the accepted formats for this design competition.
The submission methods to this competition are not clearly explained.
Technical description of production methodologies is not asked for sure.
The competition call does not state that you need to submit a description of your concept, however it is best practice to submit if it is otherwise stated.
Pixel sizes are not clearly stated. Resolution requirements for the digital images are not clearly stated.
Paper sizes are not clearly stated. Resolution requirements for the printed images are not clearly stated.

Submission Requirements

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The webpage address link (URL) of the complete list of submission requirements is not given.

EVALUATION, JUDGING AND SCORING

It is not clearly stated if the jury will meet physically to perform judging or if it is an online judging process.
The organizers did not explain the selection system / voting mechanism.
The organizers did not state if the competition is open for public voting or not.
The organizers did not state if the competition participants (designers) would recieve/access a score-sheet or not.
The organizers did not indicate whether the competition participants (designers) are able to access or recieve jury notes or not.
The competition organizers did not state if the designs judged by numerical scores or not and whether this information would be available to participants or not.
The organizers did not share whether the competition participants (designers) would be able to access or receive competition statistics.
Judging criteria are not stated.

Evaluation Methodology

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JURY DETAILS

The size of the jury is not indicated.Jury details are not given, it is possible that there is no jury and the judging is based on public voting.
Detailed list of jury members are not indicated for this competition.

Jury Members

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DESIGNERS' RIGHTS

Information regarding design rights are not disclosed or stated.
Information regarding publishing opt-in and outs is not disclosed.
No information is available for the return of physical submissions.

WINNERS OBLIGATIONS

Total due fees and other required payments for this competition is not indicated. The obligations of the winners, for example if they do need to pay any more expenses etc, including advertsing, pr-making etc, is not indicated.
The organizers did not indicate wheather the winners have to participate in an event or not.
The organizers did not state if the participating designers have to make advertisement for the competition such as sending e-mails, post-cards etc for promotive purposes.
It is not clearly indicated if the winner designers need or given chance to work for the organizers or sponsors.
The organizers did not indicate if winners need or given chance to sell their designs to organizer.

Winners' Obligations

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CERTIFICATES AND TROPHIES

It is not clearly written in the competition call if the organizers would send printed certificates for joining the contest.
It is not clearly written in the competition call if the organizers would send printed certificates for winning an award.
The organizers did not disclose if the winners would receive an award or trophy.
No information is available regarding if the competition permits the use of a winners logo or not.

PRESS RELEASE

A press-release to distribute to press members, bloggers, magazine editors etc was unfortunetely not provided.

DESIGN BRIEF

The design brief is not specified, you should check the competition webpage to learn about what to design.

Brief Text

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RESULTS

Expect this section to be filled only after the competition is finalized and results anounced to the public. Results have either not been announced yet or not available in this page. Please check the competition website in case they might have already been posted there.

Results & Pages

Winners

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DESCRIPTION

The yilan county cultural affairs bureau and lanyang cultural and educational foundation are hosting thenew design contest 2018 yilan chair international design award and the challenge is to create educative and entertaining chairs designed for children and more persons.
about
design contest hosted by the yilan county cultural affairs bureau and lanyang cultural and educational foundation for 2018 titled yilan chair international design award invites submissions from anyone interested in design.
the competition came about as a vehicle to convey the passion and hospitality of the people of yilan as well as the natural beauty of the county’s mountain forests. yilan county government has linked the local natural features and living styles to fit the goals which yilan county government is striving for: a “children’s dreamland” and a “city of innovation” through the power of creative design. the yilan chair international design award was born for these purposes. the competition has also become the backbone of the local cultural and creative industry: a local design industry featuring furniture, stationary and toys.
the theme for 2018 is to express the features and values of yilan, and focus on the below concepts:
1. the power of design, bringing happiness and changes
“a creative city” is our future vision, and we believe design can give us strength. those humorous and heart-warming points will make people laugh. we invite people to think about how to solve practical problems or bring physiological/psychological happiness and changes in daily life by designing forms, colors, or creativity on the interactions and usage.
2. the respect and care of the multi-cultural groups
building “children’s dreamland” is not only for children, but also for the future land where our next generation could live with happiness. to provide friendly and heart-warming designs on using habits, situations, we need to express respect and care to the multi-cultural groups which consists of different genders, age ranges, occupations, and people with disabilities.
3. the sustainability and balance of the environment
environmental sustainability is one of the core concepts of yilan county. the yilan chair international design award will support this idea by conducting its core concept: “green design and forest aesthetics ”. we invite applicants to create their works by natural materials such as wood, paper, cloth, bamboo, and rattan. additionally, they have to think about the sustainable issues more deeply at the points of the manufacturing process, the materials, and the usage.
the solicitation of works is divided into two categories: “seating design for children” (group a) and “seating design” (group b).
a. seating design for children (group a requirements)
1. works are intended for the use of one or more children under teenage (12-year-old kids).
2. works must be educational and entertaining.
3. the safety and the comfort of the users must be taken into consideration regarding all design elements like dimensions, structure and materials.
4. materials
a. materials applied should be predominantly natural (wood, paper, cloth, bamboo, rattan, etc.).
b. artificial materials to be used must be environmentally friendly.
5. entries limit
a. each designer or group should not submit more than 5 entries.
b. entries should be a set of the multiple works or just a single work.
b. seating design (group b requirements)
1. works are intended for the use of one or more persons (including children, adults, elders, and people with disabilities).
2. works must base on the competition theme.
3. the safety and the comfort of the users must be taken into consideration regarding all design elements like dimensions, structure and materials.
4. materials
a. materials applied should be predominantly natural (wood, paper, cloth, bamboo, rattan, etc.).
b. artificial materials to be used must be environmentally friendly.
5. entries limit
a. each designer or group should not submit more than 5 entries.
b. entries should be a set of the multiple works or just a single work.
design must be focused on sa specific thema
there is no entry fee for this competition!
eligibility
all individuals with a passion for design irrespective of age, profession, place of residence or nationality are welcome to submit works. individuals or teams can register to compete, though teams can have no more than three members.
prize
three main prizes gold, silver and bronze and 5 merit awards in both competition categories. also, special prize from taiwan furniture properties association (tfpa) and scholarship from furniture foundation, hdg, will be announced in november 2018. a total of nt$856,000 (more than us$28,000) will be awarded in cash, together with certificates for the awarded individuals or teams.
for all further informations about the competition 2018 yilan chair international design award or to submit your works visit the following official website: http://ycdaward-en.com/

REVIEW

We do not have an editorial review of this design competition.

WEBSITE

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IMAGES, POSTERS AND BANNERS

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DATES & TIMELINE

This is a Ladder, Two Steps competition,Second Phase. details are not clearly stated when the second phase will start or end. Please check the detailed competition timeline from their website , further timeline details for
2018 Yilan Chair International Design Award is given below.
For a detailed time line check: here.

Detailed Timeline

Registrations Start

: Monday 23rd of July 2018

Registrations End

: Thursday 23rd of August 2018

Submissions Start

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Monday 23rd of July 2018

Submissions End

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Thursday 23rd of August 2018

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FEES & COSTS

This competition is free to join for all.
Webpage address link (URL) of the complete list of any other fees or payments is not given.

Fees and Costs

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